Aschewednysday
Middle English
Alternative forms
- axwednesdai, Askwednesday, aske Wenesday, As Wedynsday, Hasse Wednysday
Etymology
From asshe (“burnt matter”) + Wednesday.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʃˌwɛ(d)n(ə)zdɛi/, /ˈaskˌwɛ(d)n(ə)zdɛi/
Proper noun
Aschewednysday
- Ash Wednesday
Descendants
- English: Ash Wednesday
- Scots: Ess-Wadensday
References
- “asshe-wednesdai (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-23.